Alex Pall: From DJ to The Chainsmokers

Alex Pall shares his story of how he got started with the band The Chainsmokers. In the beginning he was simply doing DJ work as a hobby. It wasn’t until he finally realized, after much thought, that dance music was his love and he wanted to do it full time. That prompted him to quit his job and begin a new Journey. Once he met Drew and they both discovered they had the same ambitions, the rest is history. The two have collaborated and written songs together for years. Pall states their work is always about self-discovery and knowing when to check yourself. He says him and Drew are always questioning things and they continue doing that today.

Pall says they write the songs along with the songwriters. He believes this is important. During a session, they all chime in putting ideas out there to consider. In the new age of Instagram, Pall talks about how its a benefit because now they can pinpoint their fan base. He says thanks to the platform they know who is listening to their music and how it effects them. They are getting a clear idea of their demographics with fans in South Africa to the Philippines. Pall says they enjoy getting messages about how a family’s daughter loves their music and they share the video. He says this is the coolest thing and knows their music is transcending on a huge scale.

Pall and Drew continue to push themselves because their audience is constantly changing. They’ve been around the world nearly three times and its something they are very grateful for. He says its on them to create new and exciting shows. One in particular will have Drew singing. Pall says their shows are just going to get bigger than ever. They now doing a festival and performing live. The Chainsmokers are selling out shows way in advance. Pall is heavily invested in making the shows exciting visually and developing new content. The goal is to give fans a great time when attending their shows. Pall is dedicated to pushing boundaries and providing new experiences people can enjoy.